Incumbent Sen. Rodney Whittemore, R-Skowhegan, is facing off against state Rep. Jeffrey McCabe, D-Skowhegan, the outgoing House majority leader.
Doug Harlow
Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
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Pittsfield couple says dairy farming off the grid comes with challenges
Doug and Heather Donahue display cheese and yogurt Sunday as part of Open Creamery Day in Maine
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Area man killed in an all terrain vehicle accident in Skowhegan
Game warden said the man, who has not been identified, had been missing for at least a couple of days.
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Skowhegan’s ‘bottle man’ released from hospital Saturday after fall, injury on Friday
A GoFundMe campaign raised $1,200 for Neil Woodard overnight to get him back to work collecting bottles and cans.
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Skowhegan Village Plaza sold to Maine real estate developer
The buyer plans to fill the shopping center’s vacant stores with new businesses and a veterans’ and first responders’ museum, complete with antique autos.
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Skowhegan’s ‘bottle man’ injured in fall Friday on Silver Street
Neil Woodard, 70, apparently tripped on broken pavement, struck his head on the road and was taken to the hospital.
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Documentary film about ‘peak oil’ evangelist Iver Lofving to be shown at Skowhegan library
“Peak Oil: A Love Story” by Nelson Cole features Skowhegan Area High School art teacher Iver Lofving.
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Skowhegan homeless shelter resident charged with sexual assault
Rodney Horning, 41, a resident of the men’s homeless shelter, faces felony charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact after allegedly assaulting a woman on Pooler Avenue in Skowhegan, police said.
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Victorian home in Skowhegan being moved in pieces to southern Maine
House built in 1850 to be dismantled and moved in six or eight pieces to Cape Elizabeth.
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Proposed whitewater park through the Kennebec River Gorge in Skowhegan could boost economy
Economic impact study released last week shows Run of River project could bring paddling enthusiasts and jobs to town.